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4.38 out of 5 stars

great make

chasy, 05/04/2004
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my car used when it had 35 thousand miles on it. That was 2 years ago i have since put 45 thousand more miles on it and i have had no trouble with it. I will be honest and say i drive the heck out of it too and its still standing. Did i mention its only a 1999. They are great imports Dont let the name fool you. If you take care of it it will last even longer. ENJOY!

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1.25 out of 5 stars

WORST CAR I'VE EVER HAD

Worst car ever, 02/18/2004
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is the worst car ever. 4 recalls so far. Uncomfortable, small, cramped, weak engine, slow, unreliable. Broke down 4 times. In process of filing complaint with BBB. And Nissan doesn't want to help at all. Hopefully this will help some poor fool to not make the same mistake as me. STAY AWAY!!!

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3 out of 5 stars

What a disappointment

Mark Moreno, 06/05/2009
2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Why was this car my first ever lemon I've ever owned. Let me just say I had to replace the front left bearing 4 times. Thats right 4 times and Nissan treated me like a you know what. Lets just say the regional manager says she called me 3 times and never did. Be careful buying this cars. You need to fuel the car with 91 octane or better. There is no 40/60 split. The tail rattles after taking the abuse of the NYC streets. Do not replace the tranny fluid. I had to replace the tranny. When everything was working properly, the car was amazing to drive, great performance drives amazing for a FWD car. I will miss the 6-speed tranny. Watch out for Nissans customer service, its bad.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Not a terrible car

herb45, 09/30/2008
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I already have a new car, but started a new job and drive 43 miles one way. So I bought a 2004 Sentra with 55,800 miles on it to keep the miles off the new one and thought it would be a great car. Well, the mileage is great, 25 mpg city/37 mpg hwy. Great for an automatic. I have had to have quite a few things replaced, as it was a repo. I only paid 5400 for the car, but have had to replace gas tank seal, alternator belt/pulley, crankshaft & camshaft sensors, and had to order dye for the carpet & upholstery (special order), as I am trying to make the car look as nice as possible. I just hope I won't have to replace anything for a while. I did manage to drive about 2000 miles before the sensors were replaced.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Nissan Sentra 2004 1.8L S Auto,

jason, 06/12/2009
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

good car reliable, but comes with some problems... yea i had to replace Stock CD deck for the same thing..the shocks on the back are gone on mine at 100,000km. Other than that very nice car... but very bad crash ratings!!!

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